In February
this year we went to the annual conference held in Blackpool. Along
with staff, 4 service users attended from Canal Street along with 2 from Canal
Street Hub and also 2 from Neston.
In order to
make our attendance possible Canal Street worked very hard, by holding a
variety of fundraising events throughout 2014. We had to find a total of £2300,
so as you can imagine credit is due to everybody for such a fantastic effort.
Here is a
breakdown of how we raised our funds.
February
2014 – Bingo and raffle - £65
Sale of home made toy rabbit £50
Valentines meal
and raffle £256.23
April 2014
- Easter Meal and raffle £101
May 2014
- Eye Opener Cushion Sale £15
June - Hate Crime Event, Raffle,
Car Wash £531
July - Bingo and Raffle £124
Sept - Body Shop Squares £87
October
- Body Shop Event -
£302.51
November
- Bonfire Meal, Bingo, Raffle
£191.43
Bread Sale
@Wesley Church £170
December
- Body Shop Gift Set £88
December
2014 - Body Shop Advent Calendar
£173
Donation
from local Councillor £600
Donation
from Penny Scott £100
January 2015
- Donation from private care co
£ £100
We raised a
grand total of £2954.67, of which £500 was spent on food and prizes. This left
us with an amazing £2454.67.
We are all very proud of everything we have
achieved in 2014. We could not have done it, without the generosity and kind
help from service users, families and carers, to whom we owe a massive debt of
appreciation.
A special
mention to Mrs Blinston, who not only donated many raffle prizes but also held
garage sales and collected prizes and vouchers for our bingo and raffle events.
Also
Margaret Hutcheson who has supported us very generously at each and every
event.
A massive
thank you to Dawn Marks, the bodyshop rep, who donated her commission to our
cause, also her daughter and friend for carrying out a nail and makeup
demonstration, free of charge.
Penny Scott
and Vicky Povey deserve a huge well done for their homemade cards and lovely
poems. Taylor Aherne and Ann Stamford for all their help throughout the year
and Carol Maxwell who has photographed our events all year long.
In addition Karen, Wendy, Julie, Jan and Penny
have recently taken a cheque for £150 kindly donated by the Wesley Church, to
get the ball rolling for next years conference.
